Description

The world of work is changing: The hierarchical corporate ladder is giving way to a multidimensional corporate lattice. Rooted in the Industrial Age, the corporate ladder depends on a rigid worldview in which prestige, rewards, information access, and power are tied to the rung an employee occupies, and success is defined as a linear climb to the top. But seismic shifts in demographics and the world economy are redefining the workplace, the workforce, and the nature of work itself. In this chapter, the authors reveal the power of the corporate lattice model, exploring the possibilities it opens up and applying it to real-life companies and their practices. They introduce the three "lattice ways": new ways to build careers, new ways to work, and new ways to participate. With clear graphics and an engaging narrative style, this chapter introduces the reader to the transformation taking place in the way we live and work. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 1 of "The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work."